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Melting Greenland has lost 1 trillion tons more ice than thought The Greenland ice sheet, an expanse of frozen water about three times the size of Texas, is disappearing much faster than previously thought, according to new research, and the difference may already be affecting the distribution of heat around the world. The mass of ice lost between 1985 and 2022 has been underestimated by as much as 20%, or more than 1,000 gigatons (1 trillion metric tons).
Recent findings reveal Timorebestia koprii, an ancient predator, expanding our understanding of Cambrian oceans with unique anatomy and predatory behavior uncovered in Greenland's fossil discoveries.
Global warming, driven by human activities, is causing the accelerated melting of Greenland ice. The influx of freshwater from melting ice weakens or disrupts the normal sinking of salty water in the AMOC, potentially leading to its collapse, as per a study.
The IPCC AR6 mean sea level rise projections (medium confidence, 2100 relative to 1995–2014) are divided into different components, for three emissions scen .